Paralysed Dutch Man: A person who was paralyzed in a road accident 12 years ago in the Netherlands is now able to walk normally. The doctor did a miracle through a digital implant.
Able to walk due to digital implant
He can now walk again after a digital implant, with advances in brain technology allowing him to move his legs for the time being. According to The Metro, neuroscientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a wireless digital bridge capable of restoring lost connections between the brain and spinal cord. This digital bridge is a brain-spine interface that allows Gert-Jan Oscum to regain control over the movement of his legs, enabling him to stand, walk and even climb stairs.
new neural connections developed
Doctors say the digital repair of the spinal cord shows that new neural connections have developed. We have created a wireless interface between the brain and spinal cord using brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that turns thought into action. To walk, a command has to be sent to the area of the spinal cord responsible for brain control, which was made possible with the digital implant. When a spinal cord injury occurs, this communication is disrupted.
Now this step will be taken to activate the hand
At this stage, Digital Bridge has only been tested on one person. Jocelyn Bloch and Grégoire Courtine suggest that, in the future, a comparable strategy could be used to restore hand and arm function. They say the digital bridge could also be applied to other clinical indications, such as paralysis due to stroke.